North Carolina’s December Employment Figures Released

The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2025 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.4 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.2 of a percentage

Seeking Artists For The Fall Downtown Hickory Art Crawl

The Hickory Downtown Development Association is seeking artists interested in participating in the Fall Downtown Hickory Art Crawl. Art in most disciplines will be accepted, although art must be in good taste and able to be shown to